On August 15, 2013, Barlow participated in a Reddit AMA, where he shared his "Principles of Adult Behavior",
which were originally written in 1977 on the eve of his 30th birthday and have been in circulation ever since:
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Be patient. No matter what.
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Don’t badmouth: Assign responsibility, not blame. Say nothing of another you wouldn’t say to him in the same language and tone of voice.
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Never assume the motives of others are, to them, less noble than yours are to you.